Puja Shrestha, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Los Alamitos, CA
Puja Shrestha, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Alamitos, California, and NPI 1376964718, issued on Jan 3, 2014. Check the license (California A145058, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Puja Shrestha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A145058 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3851 Katella Ave Ste 155, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
- Phone
- (562) 344-1350
- Enumerated
- Jan 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 344-1354
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171228001076); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Puja Shrestha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A145058Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,603 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium191 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate162 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium153 claims
- Losartan Potassium137 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium107 claims
- Alendronate Sodium92 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pih Health PhysiciansDowney, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Puja Shrestha among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Puja Shrestha, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
40 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Alamitos
They are 40 of the 1,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Alamitos, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Puja Shrestha, MD's NPI number?
Puja Shrestha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376964718, issued on Jan 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Puja Shrestha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3851 Katella Ave Ste 155, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720. Phone: (562) 344-1350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Puja Shrestha, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A145058, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Puja Shrestha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Puja Shrestha, MD had 3,603 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Puja Shrestha, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.